Greatest game developer of all time.

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#51 barney_calhoun_
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I voted for Sakeguchi...But where is John Cramack?
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#52 foxhound_fox
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Out of the poll, Miyamoto by a grand country ****ing mile.

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#53 iBear-
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Lol at Kojima being anywhere near shigeru.

Miyamoto owns this

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#54 David719
Member since 2007 • 2187 Posts

Miyamoto by a mile

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#55 james007_14
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Sid Meier and Will Wright for me. Miyamoto is amazing but I have lost alot more hours while playing a Will Wright game or a Sid Meier one. Those game are just plain fun and never end.
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#56 jhcho2
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Miyamoto ...... the man made Mario and Zelda. Two of the industries most beloved franchises ever. Nonstop-Madness

You can't really call it an industry favorite if the games only come out on 1 of the 4 platforms which literally make up the industry today. Statistically, i'd say more than 50% of the gaming demographic don't even have the chance to play them.

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#57 shaggyaz
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Im speechless that Yu Suzuki is not on this list

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#58 Mr_Cumberdale
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It's gotta be Shigeru. This dude has made several of the most iconic figures in gaming.
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#59 Head_of_games
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Miyamto's done some great things, but he's had hisbad days too.

My vote goes to

Gabe

Never made a game I didn't like.

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#60 Fudgycakes
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Who ever is the creative mind behind the Mass Effect series.

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Every sci fi movie, book, game in the past 50 years.
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#61 Fudgycakes
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It's tough between Wright and Miyamoto. But I'm playing Pikmin right now and that game is ten different kinds of awesome so I'll have to vote Miyamoto.

edit: Lol at Kojima in second.

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#62 painguy1
Member since 2007 • 8686 Posts

although i voted for shiggy carmack should be up there.

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#63 badtaker
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Carmack and Gabe for revolutionizing FPS genre
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#64 VendettaRed07
Member since 2007 • 14012 Posts

Shiggy and his team are the game developer equivlient of the beatles

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#65 battalionwars13
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Shigeru, by a landslide.

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#66 kirby-star
Member since 2009 • 393 Posts

miyamoto then the ff guy, but where's kamiya and mikami, they deserve to be here more than kojima

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#67 hellhund
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Tim Schafer. Every game he touches is pure gold.

Maniac Mansion

Day of the Tentacle

Full Throttle

Monkey Island 1 & 2

Grim Fandango

Psychonauts

Brutal Legend

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#68 ZippySlappy
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Insomniac Games.
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#69 hellhund
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[QUOTE="AdobeArtist"]

Who ever is the creative mind behind the Mass Effect series.

Fudgycakes
Every sci fi movie, book, game in the past 50 years.

Yeah, the power of the Mass Effect storyline isn't in it's originality, but the way its told.
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#70 waltefmoney
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Miyamoto.

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#71 ArisShadows
Member since 2004 • 22784 Posts
Miyamoto, obviously..
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#72 PSdual_wielder
Member since 2003 • 10646 Posts

Definitely Miyamoto. I don't think anyone's achievements are likely to surpass this guy's anytime soon.

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#73 thedude-
Member since 2009 • 2369 Posts

Miyamto's done some great things, but he's had hisbad days too.

My vote goes to

Gabe

Never made a game I didn't like.

Head_of_games

Its not about your low points but rather your games that were good enough to shape the industry in a way never imagined. Miyamoto has done that more times than anyone else in the industry. Half Life has made great strides in story telling and photo realism while Portal has been the master of physics and paid special attention to character AI interaction. Miyamoto's Mario laid the foundation for how most games progress. I do not need to go down the line of other characters that he has made that were similar in how much they affected the industry.

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#74 R4gn4r0k
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Chris Sawyer or Gabe Newell

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#75 gamefan67
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Hideo Kojima is one of the people that is not deserving enough to be on that poll, and it is bad enough he is in second place. but no matter who you put, Shiggy should still be the winner. He has had his hands in some of the best games ever created both critically and fan reception, he basically revived the games industry when it was about to crash, and he is one of few developers who still focuses on gameplay over "cinematics."
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#76 Lable1985
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I'll vote for Kojima San because of my investment in the metal gear series. Anyways. I hope one day to gain enough fame as these developers when I kick off my game developer career. I love the idea of one day having a wikipedia page dedicated to me.
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#77 blitzcloud
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[QUOTE="GrandTheftDog"][QUOTE="enterawesome"]Japan's biggest game series is sure as hell not FF. Dragon Quest or Mario, more than anything. Regardless, who else could deserve such a title besides Shiggy himself?enterawesome
Says the dude with the LIGHTNING picture

Yeah, FF13 is awesome, but as far as popularity and sales, Dragon Quest, Pokemon, and Mario all out-do FF.

But you know that DQ is made by the same company of FF currently since the fusion right?

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#78 nintendoboy16
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On that poll: Shigeru Miyamoto Sid Meier Will Wright Not on the poll: John Carmack
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#79 blitzcloud
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Btw I don't think they alone deserve all the praise. Their team is actually more deserving than themselves I believe. FF7 got famous due to Nomura's deisng. Who knows who actually designed the level layouts on mario or certain mechanics that made it great? I believe that all of them bring good ideas, but without a good team they wouldn't have reached the objectives at all.

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#80 Ultizer
Member since 2010 • 1037 Posts

Gabe of course

miyamoto just rehashes the same old

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#81 chocolate1325
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Miyamoto because of Zelda,Mario and creating new ways to play after him probably Mikami for Resident Evil.

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#82 Lucianu
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ID, mainly the lead programmer, John Carmack, for creating and popularizing the FPS genre. To bad he's not in that list.

Since i can't choose him, i'll choose the next best thing, Miyamoto, for creating some of the most successful video game franchises. Sid meier made one of the greatest strategy games on the planet, but.. i believe Miyamoto made a bigger impact back in the day.

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#83 hd5870corei7
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Hideo Kojima for giving birth to the stealth genre with Metal Gear, to forcing other developers to have a strong focus on the cinematics and voice acting with Metal Gear Solid

And for creating Metal Gear Solid 4, my favourite game of course :)

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#84 Supabul
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Crytek are the best, no game looks better than Crysis

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#85 badtaker
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Hideo Kojima for giving birth to the stealth genre

hd5870corei7
Castle Wolfenstein came before Metal gear.
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#86 TheShadowLord07
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i find the lack of carmack disturbing.

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#87 BodyElite
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Bungie. The only developer where people know most of the employees by their first names. Every employee has his own personality and all care for their community
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#88 iMojo786_PSN
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Hideo Kojima, Metal Gear Solid is just one heck of an epic masterpeice

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#89 thespywholied
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Gabe ftw!

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#90 mo0ksi
Member since 2007 • 12337 Posts

i find the lack of carmack disturbing.

TheShadowLord07
He's a fantastic programmer. Likely even the best. But that's not the same as being a good game designer, which he frankly isn't.
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#91 hiphops_savior
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Bungie. The only developer where people know most of the employees by their first names. Every employee has his own personality and all care for their communityBodyElite
Brilliant piece of PR there, but you didn't even go into their achievements in gaming. It's like praising Kobe Bryant for being a great role model for kids instead of his basketball abilities.
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#92 Half-Way
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il pick the one who saved the entire industry

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#93 hd5870corei7
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[QUOTE="hd5870corei7"]

Hideo Kojima for giving birth to the stealth genre

badtaker
Castle Wolfenstein came before Metal gear.

No genius, Metal Gear came out 3 years before Castle Wolfenstein, and thats an FPS, not stealth. Also to add a reason for HidKoji: for making MGS4, the game that raised obliterated the bar of game quality ;P
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#94 badtaker
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[QUOTE="badtaker"][QUOTE="hd5870corei7"]

Hideo Kojima for giving birth to the stealth genre

hd5870corei7

Castle Wolfenstein came before Metal gear.

No genius, Metal Gear came out 3 years before Castle Wolfenstein, and thats an FPS, not stealth. Also to add a reason for HidKoji: for making MGS4, the game that raised obliterated the bar of game quality ;P

CastleWolfenstein

MetalGear

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#96 rubedisky
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I am not a zelda fan nor a real mario fan. So I voted to creator of metal gear solid.

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#97 nameless12345
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Carmack is a graphics engine developer, not a game developer :P

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#98 nameless12345
Member since 2010 • 15125 Posts

Yu Suzuki is missing.

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#99 markop2003
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Chris Sawyer should be up there, coding a game solely in assembly is damn impressive.
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#100 markop2003
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[QUOTE="TheShadowLord07"]

i find the lack of carmack disturbing.

mo0ksi
He's a fantastic programmer. Likely even the best. But that's not the same as being a good game designer, which he frankly isn't.

Can't really say, i don't think he actually designed anything since his Apple days before ID even existed. Actual design was left up to the rest of the team.